Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 480 The Corpse Beetle's Metamorphosis, Little Fungus's New Abilities
"What's the rush?" Tang Tiaotiao said irritably, "How could Xiao Xianzi forget about us?"

"That being said, it's still better to mention it."

"Alright, I got it." Tang Tiaotiao waved her hand impatiently. "Hurry up and arrange manpower. Rescuing the mayor is the priority."

The members of the Mechanical Dojo readily accepted the order and began organizing and allocating manpower.

Other parties are also actively organizing their personnel.

It's unclear yet how the association will send them into the new abyss.

Meanwhile, Wu Xian was attempting to establish a connection between the [Corpse Ancestor - Jiang Chen] divine diagram and Elder Corpse Beetle's Corpse Beetle divine diagram using the divine diagram network of the Corpse Ancestor.

He also guided Elder Corpse Beetle to incorporate some of the top zombie concepts into the background design of Corpse Beetle.

Soon after, Elder Corpse Beetle's corpse beetle underwent a complete metamorphosis.

The originally matte black carapace became glossy and shiny under the influence of powerful corpse energy and malevolent energy, faintly revealing some mysterious and ancient patterns.

The aura it exuded was exceptionally fierce.

The fleshy ground beneath their feet seemed like soft soil to the corpse beetles, which could easily burrow into it.

"This, this, this..."

Elder Corpse Beetle was so excited that he became incoherent.

Although he had expected it, the transformation of the corpse beetle was still hard for him to believe.

The corpse beetle is still the same corpse beetle, but it has crossed to a higher level of life, and has undergone earth-shattering changes at the level of the divine diagram law network.

"Interesting, it even has a hint of ancient exoticism," the God of Wealth quipped in his mind.

"An ancient species?" Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded. "It seems to have some inexplicable connection with the Corpse Ancestor, similar to your relationship with the Treasure-Spitting Rat?"

"There is a tendency towards having family ties," the God of Wealth agreed.

To put it bluntly, Elder Corpse Beetle's corpse beetles are currently developing into the kind of relatives of the Corpse Ancestor.

Similar to the ancient corpse beetles nurtured and cultivated by the Corpse Ancestor Jiang Chen using his own power, the level of prestige immediately increases.

You must know, that's Jiang Chen, one of the Four Great Corpse Ancestors!

There's a saying that goes, "Even a louse on a true dragon is no ordinary monster."

The same applies to the corpse beetles nurtured within the corpse ancestor.

"So, are you confident?" Wu Xian asked with a smile.

"Confidence?" Corpse Beetle smiled in surprise, a strong sense of confidence welling up inside him. "Young Master Wu, just wait and see."

Having said that, the divine image above his head, exuding a terrifying aura, slowly unfolded.

Countless corpse beetles surged out of the divine diagram like a tide, spreading towards the giant tumor.

Wherever the corpse beetles passed, the flesh and blood of the earth withered instantly, seemingly inheriting some of the bloodthirsty abilities of the Corpse Ancestor Jiang Chen.

Soon, countless corpse beetles began to devour flesh and blood alongside the gluttons, and in the process, they continued to multiply and reproduce.

Unbeknownst to them, a large pit had been carved out of the massive tumor, which was now filled with swarms of dark corpse beetles.

All those on the front lines witnessed it all and were secretly astonished.

“It has already been gradually infiltrated,” Elder Corpse Beetle thought with delight. “Elder Roundworm, please guide me on the way.”

"Easy to say."

The roundworm elder smiled slightly, and the roundworms parasitizing the flesh immediately responded to the swarm of corpse beetles. Using the roundworms' bodies as guides, the swarm of corpse beetles burrowed and devoured into the internal cavity.

While Elder Corpse Beetle was beginning to exert his power, all parties had already assembled.

Even the scions of prominent families from all sides were summoned.

There was no way around it; the allure of the Longevity Pill was simply too great.

Bai Shiqi of Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy had also vaguely guessed something, and secretly used divine sense to communicate with Wu Xian, asking, "Brother Wu, what about the Longevity Pill...?"

“Yes,” Wu Xian said, half-jokingly, “but the cost is very high. In essence, it is just maximizing the medicinal properties of longevity-type spiritual herbs.”

“I see,” Shiraishi Qi said, unsurprised. “What’s the utilization rate?”

"Anyway, it's much better than directly consuming spiritual herbs; it can at least double the medicinal properties."

Bai Shiqi was startled. "Could you help me refine a batch for the Dengfeng Dojo? The price is negotiable."

"Let's talk about it after this is over," Wu Xian said calmly.

“Okay!” Bai Shiqi took a deep breath and nodded solemnly: “Don’t worry, we at Dengfeng Dojo will do everything we can to rescue Mayor Chen.”

Wu Xian nodded and smiled without saying anything more. While waiting for the corpse beetle swarm to clear the way, he also glanced at the giant mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

After the last "guidance," Da Wang Jun has finally figured it out.

As Wu Xian said, it has already left that wretched place, the Green Abyss, so why bother with all this infighting?

Just focus on researching that useless development path with Wu Xian.

They used their useless power to exchange for cultivation resources and development opportunities with Wu Xian.

Of course, the main reason is the power of faith provided by humans; it's just too damn delicious.

"How is the development of the perception?" Wu Xian asked.

“The situation is steadily improving,” the King Fungus reported enthusiastically. “Moreover, I discovered that this law path seems to have more than just the effect of increasing lifespan; it can also generate some other related effects.”

"Really?" Wu Xian couldn't help but ask curiously, "For example?"

"It's probably a healing or recovery ability, which should be able to help you humans solve some disease problems," the Great King Fungus continued. "Besides that, it seems it can also develop a special attack ability, similar to absorbing the enemy's life force?"

Wu Xian's eyes suddenly lit up, "I knew this path would be one of gradual accumulation and eventual breakthrough, it definitely has a bright future, right?"

"It only works on you flesh and blood creatures," the King Fungus shook its head and said, "It doesn't mean it has no effect on us fungal creatures, but rather that the effect is limited."

At most, it can help me decompose and consume plant life more effectively and efficiently.

To put it bluntly, this ability to absorb the enemy's life force, while seemingly powerful, is actually of little use in the internal competition among their fungal race.

“Your perspective is too narrow,” Wu Xian teased. “I’ve noticed that you haven’t changed your mindset. Stop looking at problems from your fungal perspective. You need to learn to think outside the box and you’ll discover a whole new world.”

For example, your ability to absorb the enemy's life force is very useful to me; you might even become my henchman in the future.

"If you put it that way, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it."

After some thought, the Great King Mushroom suddenly understood.

Yes, this ability is of little use in the internal competition among fungal organisms.

However, it is still very lethal to other living beings.

In short: weak in internal wars, but incredibly tough in external wars. "By the way, what are the benefits for you after absorbing life force?" Wu Xian suddenly asked.

"Naturally, it strengthens my own vitality, making this original strain of bacteria more resilient and tenacious," said the Great King Bacteria. "Oh right, it also has many benefits for the growth and development of this current law path."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian was both surprised and delighted, "Except for not working well on your fungal holy spirits, it works quite well on all kinds of other living beings, right?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"Can this thing be broken down and absorbed?" Wu Xian immediately put a piece of the evil god's flesh into the mushroom farm.

"A strange power?" The Great King Fungus's voice was slightly serious as fine mycelia tentatively attached themselves to it. "This vitality is a bit strange; it doesn't seem like normal vitality. If you try to absorb it, you can."

Wu Xian further confirmed: "What about the evil forces? Will they affect you?"

“It seems you don’t know much about us fungi,” the King Fungus said with a hint of amusement. “We, the Green Abyss, are the only place that is not afraid of evil influences. Those things can’t affect us.”

"What?" Wu Xian exclaimed in shock, "Aren't you afraid of evil forces?"

"I thought you knew?" the King Mushroom teased.

"No, this..." Wu Xian asked incredulously, "Why is this happening?"

“I don’t know, but we are naturally unafraid of that kind of power,” the King Fungus pondered. “We can even decompose and absorb evil power, and develop a special development path. There are some strains in our Green Abyss that have risen to prominence by developing evil power.”

"..." Wu Xian's expression was strange: "Then wasn't he still assimilated by the evil power?"

“No, no, no, it’s different,” the Great King Fungus explained. “Other beings are controlled by evil forces, while we turn evil forces into part of our own power.”

Well, the intelligence of us fungi is quite unique, completely different from that of other living beings.

It can be said that we have fundamentally eliminated the possibility of being controlled by evil forces, so we can even use evil forces to undergo a special kind of development and growth.

Wu Xian was completely confused. "Your intelligence and consciousness are different from ours?"

"Haven't you noticed that the great demons of the Green Abyss generally don't take human form?" said the Great King Fungus. "That's one of our flaws. No matter how powerful our cultivation is, we can't transform into human form."

At best, the fungal cells can be used to simulate a humanoid puppet, which looks like a person, but is essentially just a moving mushroom.

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in amazement, feeling as if his worldview had been refreshed.

Perhaps, just as the scientific community defined fungi in the past, they belong neither to plants nor animals, but are a species that exists completely independently of other species.

The will of the God of Wealth was also piqued.

It directly penetrated into the original strain of the King Bacterium and began to explore and investigate.

"What is Your Excellency the True God doing?" the Great King Fungus exclaimed in surprise.

A moment later, the will of the God of Wealth emerged from the body of the Great King Fungus, its expression strange. "It really is a completely different kind of consciousness, dispersed in every microstructure, yet integrated into a whole in a special way."

To put it simply, the God of Wealth searched for a long time but couldn't find a way to possess someone's body, or rather, he didn't know where to start.

Wu Xian has no time to study the unique characteristics of fungal consciousness right now.

Since evil forces are ineffective against fungal creatures, the King Fungus can definitely participate in this great battle, and it will be surprisingly effective.

"I came out for some fresh air," Wu Xian said without hesitation. "I've run into some trouble. Do you think you could lend a hand?"

Without waiting for the King Jun's consent, he released him directly.

"Wow, such a strong aura of evil and flesh." The giant fungus spread its dense mycelium, probing its surroundings. "Which other world have you come to? No, wait, why does this seem a bit like your human world?"

“No doubt about it, this is our human world,” Wu Xian explained. “It’s just that it’s currently being invaded by a flesh and blood demon god, and everything is being assimilated into this strange flesh and blood.”

"A demon god?" The Great King Fungus was shocked, and its dense mycelium instantly contracted. "You want me to deal with a demon god?"

Yes, fungi are not afraid of being eroded by evil forces, but they can still be killed by evil gods, okay?

"Don't worry~ This demon god is in a rather awkward situation right now, otherwise we wouldn't be standing here alive."

"is it?"

The giant fungus was skeptical, but then carefully probed out a portion of its mycelium again.

"The most troublesome thing about this thing right now is its endless flesh and blood. I'll plant you here first, and you can decompose and absorb it as you see fit. I'll absorb as much as you can, but I'm afraid you won't be able to absorb it all."

As he spoke, he immediately placed the giant mushroom on the front line and entrusted it to his great-uncle Feng Xu, who was staying behind, to take care of.

"This is...?" Feng Xu's expression was strange. "The great fungal demon of the Green Abyss?"

"Well, I subdued a powerful fungal demon by chance, named King Fungus," Wu Xian explained simply. "I'll trouble my great-uncle to take good care of it for me. It seems he can also help decompose and absorb the flesh and blood of the demon god."

Then, he added through telepathic communication: "Remember to protect him well, and don't let him get away. This guy's mushrooms can be used to refine longevity pills."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xu, the maternal uncle, was secretly alarmed and immediately made the giant mushroom a key protected species.

Good heavens, it can actually be used to refine longevity pills?

Are there really such "sensible" fungi in the world?

No wonder my grandson was able to refine so many longevity pills; he had such a treasure hidden away.

After entrusting the giant mushroom to his great-uncle's care, Wu Xian set off immediately.

At this moment, the flesh tumor had been torn open by the gluttons and the swarm of corpse beetles, exposing a part of the dimensional rift.

The teams from all sides are ready to go deep into the new abyss and explore its interior.

Before leaving, the Elder Roundworm released countless tiny roundworms, saying, "Please have them implanted. It's disgusting, but it will make it easier to contact and coordinate later. In a critical moment, it might even save your lives."

Faced with the wriggling "noodles" in front of them, people from all sides showed disgust on their faces and rejection in their eyes.

However, quite a few "calm guys" don't find it disgusting and directly guide it to parasitize their bodies.

Although the others resisted, they all gradually had the elder roundworm implanted.

After all, it's a means of saving one's life.

It's essentially a special GPS positioning system that allows the Elder Ascaris to sense everyone's status and location in real time, and to control the combat Ascaris that parasitize and develop within the new abyss to provide support and rescue.

It can even provide some auxiliary benefits, stimulating various potentials in the human body in a short period of time.

Most importantly, a portion of spiritual energy can be remotely supported and transferred through Elder Ascaris.

So it's a bit disgusting, but it's also really useful.

After learning that the parasitic roundworms could remotely transmit spiritual energy, Wu Xian promptly left the roundworm elder a rubbing of the [Laurel Tree] to facilitate his subsequent logistical work.

To be honest, Elder Roundworm is incredibly useful in logistics for large-scale operations!

The only downside is that it's a bit disgusting.

Even the God of Wealth praised the various amazing abilities of this roundworm, saying, "Since coming here, I have certainly broadened my horizons and seen the world."

(End of this chapter)